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News Round-Up April 8: Pakistani Sesame Street, Reason vs. Emotion and Evil Twins

What we’re reading today:

1. Sesame Street is coming out with a Pakistani version. The Pakistani school system is reportedly failing and USAID aims to help the kids of Pakistan learn some words and numbers with their pal Elmo. (But not Big Bird or the Count) Via The Guardian

2. What’s your strategy for finding a great kids’ app? GeekDad says we must pay attention to the evolution of kids’ apps because, “trying to find the apps that are of high educational value and high quality design isn’t easy.”

3. Is child’s play a lost art? On the Globe and Mail. P.S. That “web resource” cited at the beginning of the article = Bunchland.

4. How do you make serious parenting decisions, reason or emotion? On the Huffington Post

5. Today in twin babies videos: evil twins, they DO exist. This does not bode well for these kids’ tween years.